mucker

[ muhk-er ]

noun

1. Slang. a vulgar, illbred person.
2. Informal. a person who often does or says the wrong thing; bungler.
3. (especially in mining) a person who removes muck.

mucker

/ ˈmʌkə /

noun

1. mining a person who shifts broken rock or waste
2. slang.
   1. a friend; mate
   2. a coarse person

Derived Forms

• ˈmuckerish, adjective

Other Words From

• mucker·ish adjective
• mucker·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; muck + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Smith’s knock, with a bit of help from his Surrey mucker Gus Atkinson, got England to a competitive 267.

From BBC

He perfected the “workdays” political gimmick of spending a day doing various jobs from horse stall mucker to FBI agent and kept a meticulous diary, noting almost everyone he spoke with, everything he ate, the TV shows he watched and even his golf scores.

From Seattle Times

William Hsu is co-founder of L.A.-based venture capital firm Mucker Capital, which has hundreds of companies in its portfolio that bank with SVB.

From Los Angeles Times

He’ll play in his 178th game in the competition upon starting this evening’s match, moving ahead of his old Real Madrid mucker Iker Casillas.

From The Guardian

A happy, happy bowler is congratulated by his team-mates with a special half man-hug from his old mucker Anderson.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• buffoon
• lout